Prahran Choral Society. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The grand Christmas concert of &amp;nbsp; the above society, to be held in the &amp;nbsp; City Hall on Thursday evening &amp;nbsp; next, promises to be highly success- &amp;nbsp; ful. Included in the programme are &amp;nbsp; solos by Miss Violet Mount, Miss Elsîe Maltman, Mr Geo. Conner,and &amp;nbsp; Master Adrian Amadio, the talented &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; young flautist, will also appear. &amp;nbsp; Cards may be obtained from the hon- secs at Prahran Town Hall. &amp;nbsp;

Display of Fancy Danoing. A large gathering assembled al (.ha Prahran City Hall on Monday even ing last on iheoccasion of the annual concert, display of fancy dancing, and juvenite ball, which was given by Miss C"milliard's pupils. A lengthy p ogramtne cf dances was gone through by a large number of pupils in an exceptionally capable and graceful ui inner. The costumes worn by tliDse taking part were ex ceedingly prelly and becoming, while thc many intr cate and artistic dances, willi the assistance of splen did limelight effects by Messrs Alex. Gunn and So as, made the several items particularly effective. During an interval in the programme medals were'presented lo some of the pupilb for regular attendance, and Miss Coulthard was also the recipient of a very handsome silver hot water kettle, preserve dish, aud hand bag, the gift of the pupils, as a token of their appreciation, and in recogni:ion of the hie h esteem in which she was held. At the conclusion of the programme refreshm...

An Station Incident. -* In the " Age " of December 11 ap pe are 1 the following advertisement : - '* Fawkner.-Socialists, remetu bit Tom Mann, Miller's farewell meeting, to-night, town hal!, c o'clock. Early attendance re quested." At his meeting in the evening Ct Miller, who was one of the candidates for the Fawkaer electorate, made reference to the advertisement, stating that ti: had interviewed a hading member of the Melbourne socialistic organisation, who had in formel him that the socialites were not responsible for the insertion of the notice. He had also been informed that the advertisement was the out come of a s:hsme that hid bîen hitched in the mayoral parlor amongst the oun.illors on the previous evening. Or Dobson, who was present at thc meeting, ca'Ied out, " It is untrue ; it's a lie," and, walking on to the platform, again denied Cr Miller's assertion. The council held a spscial meeting on Monday evening last in connection wi h the striking of a rate, but prior to the...

Municipal Presentation At the conclusion of the business of the special meeting of the Prahran Council on Monday evening last, Cr Chambers, ex-Mayor, was made the recipient of an ülumioalf d addresses a memento of his two years' term in the Mayoral chair. The address, which was presented by Mayor Flin toff, set forth the able and painstaking manner in which ex-Mayor Chambers had performed his duties : also the Mayoress, wno. had so well assisted Cr Chambers in carrying out the social side of the Mayoral office. In accepting the gift, Cr Chambers said there were difficulties and pleasures appertaining to the Mayoral office, but he thought that the pleasures stood out above the difficulties. It was a great honor for one to say that he had been Mayor of the great city of Prahran (especially as he was the first Prahran-born Mayor), and when the councillors said he had done his duty well, one could notdo more than bis duty. On behalf of Mrs Cham-, ber s and himself, he cordially thanked ...

Southern district Cricket | ASEOCiatiOE. I I - I 1-irst day's play in the fourth round of the above competition. Fortrose v. Roseiale.-This match is being played on the Rosedale ground in Fawkner Park. "Älter a|: rather poor start .thc Rosdale sne¡ ' ceeded in reaching 100 mus ^feeTfore the »ast wicket fell. Thev'út'-pn\y; ing this match without £*elr Tilley .. and S. M. Eddington, baJh of Tíborn* ; are spending a few days at Dayles ford. ' The Fortrose have scored 101 for t he loss of 3 wickets. Commercial Road Methodists v. South Yarra.-The above match is being played on the Loyal Canter bury wicket in Fawkner Park, the ' South Yarra wicket being at present used by their isl eleven. The Commercial Road Methods's ¡ won the toss and batted first, the innings resulting in 133 runs. - T- W. Davidson batted best for 45 not out, ' \V. Goodbody 26, H. Haughton 22, making 5, 7 and 4 off his three first strokes, G. Featherston 15. Tbe Yarra have lost 3 wickets for 25, P. Shanahan making 15...

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER /2'¿M>, 1906. In order to give our star! full opportunity to enjoy the relaxations and ben? li r 8 of X mast ide, there will be nu issue of this journal on Satur day next. We desire to tender our cordial thanks to our numerous customers for their valued orders during tbe past year, and hope for a continuance of their esteemed favors' To one and all, our clients, our friends, and tbe citizens generally, we wish A Merry Xmas ANO .V Happy New Year. At the monthly meeting ol the Prahran School Board of Advice on Wednesday evening last, in the Town Hall building, tbe chairman, Mr D. S. Oakley, presiding, a com fnunioation was Teceived from the Education T>epartment,notifying that the name of the Malvern Road State School* No. 1467, of which Mr C. 8. Halkyard is the head master, had1 been changed to the Hawksburn {School. I

Pride of The Tarra Tent LOR. _ - -- There wis a large attendance of members and also a number of visitors at the quarterly meeting of this tent last week, and during the meeting two candidates were added to the roll of full benefit members. The usual routine business having been attended to, Bro. Milton Gray, CR, of the Fortuna Tent, Caulfield, received a hearty welcome, and made a few suitable remarks in response. Bro. J, T. Milner reported a suc cessful meeting in connection with the East Prahran junior tent, il tents being represented, and over loo lads present altogether. The election of officers was theo taken, and in two cases a second ballot was required. The following brethren fill the chairs for the ensuing six months-Bro. Brana. C.B. ; Bro, Trotman, D R. ; Bro. W. Duncan, P.C.R. ; Bro. Marsha'!, secretary ; Bro. Grant, treasurer ; Bro. J. Dun can, M.S. ; Bro. Reeves, W.8. ; Bro. Stevens, levite; Bro. Walker, guar dian ; Bros. Saunders and Barkla, auditors ; Bro. Barkla, pr...

School Holidays. ---? lu accordance with their usual custom, members of the Prahran School Board of Advice, viz., Mr D. S. Oakley, chairman, and Messrs J. J. Griffin, J. H. Furneaux. S. Bangs, M. Kidd and J. E. Fraaer visited the Punt road, High street, Hornby street, Armadale, Toorak and Hawks burn (Malvern Road) State Schools yesterday morning, and addressed the school children in their various playgrounds, wishing them, together with the teaching staff, the compli ments of the season, a sentiment which was heartily reciprocated. At the Armadale and Toorak Schools, handsome prizes, the gift of Captain Bartlett, late head master of these schools, were presented to the best liked boy and girl in each class. At the Malvern road school, prizes for general proficiency, &amp;c, and certifi cates for regular attendance were presented to several of the scholars, and gold medals (the gift of the Hon« Thomas Luxton M.L.C, and Dr Anderson) were presented to the dux boy and girl of the sc...

'Hogmanay Night." The committee of the Prahran Scottish Society has decided to hold the next meeting of the society in the Empire Hall on 'Hogmanay Night( Monday, 31st December,) instead of on the first Monday in January. The music will commence at 9 30 p.m. (and not at S pm., BS customary), and will continue until after midnight, thus giving members a better opportunity than hitherto of meeting each other in a fraternal manner. The President, Mr Donald Mackinnon, has kindly arranged to provide refreshments on this occa sion.

Prahran Choral Society. I THIRD CONCERT. I The above society held-its third Í concert ia the City Hall, Prahran, on Thursday evening fast, which took the form of a Xmas concert. . There was a good audience, the hall beings well filled. ^ V J*. "5 Considering that the Societyjias-, only been in existence about nine months, its speaks volumes for the hon. conductor, Mr Pallett, that they should now bs giving their third concert. The part songs that the society were heard in were-" Day break" (Gaul), " Now ie the Month of Maying" (Morley), "To the Death" (Wheeler), "Song of the Vikings " (Fanning), and " Now by Day's retiring lamp " (Bishop), all of which they rendered in a very capable manner, due consideration being given to light and shade. A feature of the evening was the rendering ot four Christmas carols, " Good King Wenceslas " (Tradi tional;, "Sleep, Holy Babe" (Dykes), " The Manger Throne " (Steggall), and " The Morning Star " (Bridge), by the society. They were appropriate fo...

State Sohoôl Concerta. HAWKSBURN SCHOOL. The fourth of the series of annual musical festivals in connection with the Prahran State Schools, was beldon Friday evening the 14th inst., when a splendid programme was renoered by the pupils of the Malvern road (Hawksburn) State School, in the City Hall, Prahran. The Hon. Thomas Luxton, M.L.C., presided. The fint part ol the programme proved most enjoyable, all the items being especially well rendered by the scholars. The programme consisted of club swinging, r jigs, rod exercises and dumbbells by the Giris' Gym nastic Class; dumbbe'ls by the Boys' Gymnastic Class ; songs by the Junior Pupils ; physical drill with arms by the Cadets.; and running evolutions by (he Senior Boys. In thc second part the operetta " The Fairy Queen's Christmas Court," was rendered in a splendid j manner, and was much appreciated by the large audience present- The '.characters were as follows :- j Fairy Queen, Miss LILY NEATH ; First Fairy, Miss UNA MILLEE ; -Sec...

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